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True or false: Spain was the only European nation that aggressively expanded in America.
True or false: Spain was the only European nation that aggressively expanded in America.
False (B)
True or false: European colonization of the Caribbean and beyond was a slow process.
True or false: European colonization of the Caribbean and beyond was a slow process.
False (B)
True or false: Battles with Native Americans had no impact on political stability and unity among settlers.
True or false: Battles with Native Americans had no impact on political stability and unity among settlers.
False (B)
True or false: The east coasts of both continents had been explored within fifty years of Columbus' voyages.
True or false: The east coasts of both continents had been explored within fifty years of Columbus' voyages.
True or false: The Aztecs and Incas successfully resisted European conquest.
True or false: The Aztecs and Incas successfully resisted European conquest.
True or false: France and England had no interest in exploring the New World until later.
True or false: France and England had no interest in exploring the New World until later.
True or false: The English colony of Roanoke Island was a successful venture.
True or false: The English colony of Roanoke Island was a successful venture.
True or false: Samuel de Champlain led French exploration in the St. Lawrence valley and beyond in the early 1500s.
True or false: Samuel de Champlain led French exploration in the St. Lawrence valley and beyond in the early 1500s.
True or false: Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations recorded the expansion of European exploration overseas.
True or false: Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations recorded the expansion of European exploration overseas.
True or false: Columbus' voyages to America had no impact on inspiring other Europeans to explore the New World.
True or false: Columbus' voyages to America had no impact on inspiring other Europeans to explore the New World.
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Study Notes
- Columbus made multiple voyages to America, inspiring other Europeans to explore the New World.
- European colonization quickly spread throughout the Caribbean and beyond.
- The constant battles with Native Americans caused dissension and political in-fighting among settlers.
- Spain was the most aggressively expansive in America, while other European nations were slower to awaken to the possibilities of the New World.
- The east coasts of both continents had been explored within fifty years of 1492, and many major regions had been traversed.
- The Aztecs and Incas were conquered by European powers.
- France and England had early explorers, but broad public support and governmental sanction for exploration did not come until later.
- English voyages to North America in the late 1500s ended in tragedy with the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke Island.
- French interest revived in the early 1600s with Samuel de Champlain leading exploration in the St. Lawrence valley and beyond.
- European expansion overseas was recorded in Richard Hakluyt's masterwork, The Principal Navigations.
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